mooch

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Current rides...2022 Husky 350 and a 2006 YZ250. Also have a 1984 RM250 for an occasional vintage race and a 1973 125 Hodaka Wombat which was my first bike ever back in the day which is primarily used as a pit bike at AMA Mid-Ohio Vintage days event.

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JDub067 Liked a forum topic Dan Fahie post race interview with Lewis

5/4/2026 11:59am

They are in some major trouble, Fahie seems completely lost, uncomfortable answering most questions and couldn’t even really confirm if Chase is racing outdoors. Top shelf investigative journalism Lewis, you didn’t give him an inch but politely helped him with the outdoors answer when you could have left it how it was and made him look worse. It’s 1000-1 for Chase to finish his deal at Kawi IMHO

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kage173 Liked a reply to forum topic Is the RM-Z the best 450 ever built?

5/4/2026 11:58am

Wrote every word myself if that makes you feel better. I did use AI to check the number of championships. I tried comparing only 450 championships between the brands and it told me that James Stewart won with Honda.

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AH387 Liked a reply to forum topic Is the RM-Z the best 450 ever built?

5/4/2026 11:54am

Depends on the criteria, I suppose. I wouldn't say from an overall performance standpoint (at least stock.) But I think Suzukis, even back in the 2stroke days, always just had a chassis that turned well but wasn't overly finicky. And in my opinion the RMZ450 was always like that too. It seems like a lot of the newer bikes have gone the route of having a certain identity (mostly stiff and sharp cornering, in some variation.) And I think with that comes some other give and take. Yamaha is a perfect example of that. Look at the prior gen, easy...

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TeamGreen Liked a reply to forum topic Is the RM-Z the best 450 ever built?

5/4/2026 11:52am

Rode & raced the RMZ 2018-2019… Won races at Day in the Dirt, won bears at Mammoth…had a blast on that bike. That’s why I asked for it after the 2018 Shootout…I could tell it was simply an awesome chassis and an easy motor. Put a Yoshimura systems on it, ran the white-plug (lean) w/VP-R fuel, had the suspension done by Factory Connection and changed the ergonomics to suit me: bars, grips, Guts seat, pegs…etc. Put a Rekluse race clutch kit in it (no, not an auto-clutch). Ran good Motorex oil that I think Yosh recommended. Put some nice Dubya...

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mattyhamz2 Liked a reply to forum topic Is the RM-Z the best 450 ever built?

5/4/2026 11:51am

As an RMZ owner, no it’s not the best 450 ever built. It is however, the most usable, rider friendly 450 I have ever ridden. They are super easy to ride and the only thing that’s done to it other than suspension is a full fmf system. I can easily ride my RMZ twice as long as my dad’s Yamaha(which I love by the way) or friends Hondas. Haven’t ridden the new gen Kawi so can’t comment on those as of now. Compared to the YZF and CRF, those feel like they are trying to rip you around the track...

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kage173 Liked a forum topic Is the RM-Z the best 450 ever built?

5/4/2026 11:49am

The Suzuki RM-Z450 dominated the first 10 years of four stroke racing. From Carmichael to Reed to Dungey to Roczen, the bike proved that it could win across multiple riders and multiple teams (RCH). The last championship was in 2016, and by most accounts (certainly here on Vital) there has been no development on the bike since then. And, yet, here it is proving to still be championship caliber, despite the kickstarter, and despite being run by a non-factory team. Now, do I think it's the best bike today? No. But, overall, across the 20 years of four stroke racing...

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MXTIME144 Liked a comment about video Dan Fahie on: Kawasaki, Testing | Interview

5/4/2026 11:48am

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Kawasaki needs to REMOVE the whole management team. Have been a problem before villapoto.

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wrc777 Liked a reply to forum topic Dan Fahie post race interview with Lewis

5/4/2026 11:27am

I don't think Chase knew how good he had it at KTM and Honda.

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ProbablyDave Liked a reply to forum topic Dan Fahie post race interview with Lewis

5/4/2026 11:26am

To add to your point, Chase said in the pre-race interviews that they have a new engine package, but he actually has an issue with the bike's ability to turn, and they didn't work on this aspect of the bike. So, the patient had 20 surgeries on their legs even though they went in reporting issues with their hands.

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8500rpm Liked a reply to forum topic Dan Fahie post race interview with Lewis

5/4/2026 11:26am

What an interview...the impression I got was that he was 'honest' in the way that he has no clue, they have no clue... the solution after testing 200 different settings is to test a few more... the answers he gave sounded like your 'typical manager who has lost touch with the business'. Those were answers I could give in an interview...wouldn't require any knowledge at all... Hello I'm a doctor, patient went through 20 surgeries... is still sick... we have no idea... we'll put the patient through a few more surgeries....

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crusty_xx Liked a reply to forum topic Dan Fahie post race interview with Lewis

5/4/2026 11:23am

"We'll keep looking". Buddy the season is over 😂

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KurtJ99 Liked a reply to forum topic Dan Fahie post race interview with Lewis

5/4/2026 11:22am

Dan seems defensive and dismissive. Lars will give similar noncommittal answers when asked difficult questions but doesn’t portray himself as arrogant.

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Spike33 Liked a reply to forum topic Dan Fahie post race interview with Lewis

5/4/2026 11:20am

Which is funny because everyone says he’s very bad at dealing with the media. So what are his strengths?

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Money Liked a reply to forum topic Dan Fahie post race interview with Lewis

5/4/2026 11:18am

Dan seems like he knows nothing about the motorcycle also. Unlike Ian who is very knowledgeable, dan seems like he doesn’t know a front wheel from a rear wheel.

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Money Liked a reply to forum topic Dan Fahie post race interview with Lewis

5/4/2026 11:18am

Dan and most of the crew on kawi need to be sent down the road

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JDub067 Liked a reply to forum topic Dan Fahie post race interview with Lewis

5/4/2026 11:17am

Some conviction and confidence in their direction would be great I think

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Reese95w Liked a reply to forum topic BS AMA Call incoming

5/3/2026 2:13pm

I seem to recall that in an earlier Supercross this season Mookie's transponder was broken and he dropped off the live timing. But in the end he was scored correctly. If the AMA has the ability to score correctly a rider who's transponder has broken, then they should have the ability to score correctly Minear when he goes off track just before the finish line and safely rides around it. Bull Shit AMA!

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Smuffers Liked a reply to forum topic BS AMA Call incoming

5/3/2026 2:06pm

He gained no advantage. He literally lost a position. Trying to stay on the track was dangerous and so was circling back to cross. Minear did the right thing and this is a dumbass rule.

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